344 Biographical Notice of A. Jerdon, by Sir W. Elliot. 



a goodly collection, of which he proposed to give an ac- 

 count on a future occasion. 



His herbaria are extensive and well preserved and as he 

 was no mean artist and had considerable facility in the use 

 of his pencil, his botanical drawings, particularly of fungi, 

 are of much value and might still be turned to good account. 



He was at one time in correspondence with Mrs Charles 

 Darwin and some others with the view of devising a more 

 humane mode of destroying rabbits than by the ordinary 

 way of trapping ; but their benevolent intentions did not 

 lead to any practical results. 



From the above details it will be seen that the Club has 

 lost in Mr. Jerdon one of its most useful and valuable 

 members — one whose researches promised largely to extend 

 our acquaintance with the productions of our Borderland, 

 the great end and object of the Club. His hearty, genial 

 presence will long be missed at our field gatherings, where 

 his intelligent observations, and frank and kindly manner 

 of communicating information made him always a welcome 

 visitant. 



The following list contains all that he has published, as 

 far as could be ascertained : — 



In the Zoologist, 

 vol. I. 



PAGE. 



1. Note on the arrival of some of the Summer Birds at 



Boiijedward in 1841 and 1842 220 



2. Note on the occurrence of the White-winged Crossbill 



(Loxia leucopteraj in Scotland, in February, 1841 . . 221 



3. Note on the arrival of the Siskin ( Carduelis spinusj, in 



March, 1841 '. 222 



4. Note on the habits of the Black-headed Gull (Larus 



ridilundus), with figure, Bonjedward, June, 1843.. 245 



6. Observations on the Moulting of Birds, do., do., do. . . 249 



6. Note on the Squirrel in Roxburghshire, do., do., do. . . 347 



7. Note on the occurrence of a cream-coloured Grouse, ) „,,i 



8. Anecdote of the Common Fowl, do., do., do. ) 



VOL II. 



9. Notes on the Dipper 450 



10. Note on the Song of the Missel Thrush 492 



1 1 . Note on the absence of the Song Thrush 493 



